Cook County
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Former Cook official charged in kickback schemeAug 02, 2012 5:07 pm - Federal authorities charged a former Cook County official on fraud and corruption charges Thursday. Eugene Mullins, 48, of Chicago, is the county’s former director of pu...
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O’Hare terminal reopened after probe of suspicious itemAug 02, 2012 3:57 pm - A terminal at O’Hare International Airport was closed to passengers for about two hours Thursday because of a suspicious item, officials said. Canines with the Transpor...
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St. Charles burglar gets 10 years in prisonAug 02, 2012 2:50 pm - A St. Charles man has been sentenced to a decade in prison for burglarizing an Elmhurst dry cleaner last year, police said Thursday. Richard Jones, 51, will serve the s...
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Dawn Patrol: Pit bull kills smaller dog; why gas prices spikedAug 02, 2012 5:00 am - Pit bull kills small dog in Villa Park A small 3-year-old bichon frise-poodle mix named Daisy who was well known in her Villa Park neighborhood was killed by a pit ...
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Streamwood police looking for missing manAug 01, 2012 3:20 pm - Streamwood police are looking for a missing 45-year-old resident, who reportedly has the mental age of a 10-year-old due to a brain injury. Edward T. O’Neil is believed ...
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Beaubien not counting on House Republicans for supportAug 01, 2012 11:14 am - Since joining the 52nd House District race as an independent, Dee Beaubien has said she’d work to emulate her late husband Mark Beaubien’s ability to work across both si...
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Dawn Patrol: Police say boy hurt car surfing; assault weapons ban?Aug 01, 2012 5:00 am - Pingree Grove boy hospitalized after ‘car surfing’ accident A 13-year-old Pingree Grove boy was in critical condition yesterday after a “car surfing” accident Monda...
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Why you could wait 2 years for tax appeal board answerJul 31, 2012 11:00 pm - Property owners who aren't satisfied with their tax assessments after appealing through local channels can always take it a step higher to the Illinois Property Tax Appe...
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Former Chicago alderman pleads not guiltyJul 31, 2012 10:09 pm - A not guilty plea has been entered by a former Chicago alderman under federal indictment on corruption charges. A 10-count indictment accuses former Alderman Ambrosio M...
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Des Plaines hires new law firm; new police chief to be named soonJul 31, 2012 4:15 pm - Des Plaines has hired the Chicago law firm of Holland & Knight to serve as the city’s general counsel filling one of two department head vacancies, City Manager Mike Bar...